In The Interest Of A.G. and V.G., Children Appeal from 469th Judicial District Court of Collin County (memorandum opinion)

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Dismiss and Opinion Filed March 1, 2022 In The Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-21-01047-CV IN THE INTEREST OF A.G. AND V.G., CHILDREN On Appeal from the 469th Judicial District Court Collin County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 469-52594-2016 MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Justices Schenck, Molberg, and Pedersen, III Opinion by Justice Pedersen, III This appeal challenges the trial court’s interlocutory orders denying appellant’s special appearance and second motion to transfer venue filed in connection with a petition to modify the parent-child relationship. It is well-settled, however, that interlocutory orders are appealable only if authorized by statute. See Jack B. Anglin Co., Inc. v. Tipps, 842 S.W.2d 266, 272 (Tex. 1992). Interlocutory appeals from a special appearance order in a suit brought under the family code and an order refusing to transfer a suit affecting parent-child relationship are specifically prohibited. See TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM. CODE ANN. § 51.014(a)(7) (special appearance); TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 155.204(h) (transfer). In response to our request for jurisdictional briefing, the parties do not dispute the orders are not appealable.1 Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(a). 211047f.p05 /Bill Pedersen, III// BILL PEDERSEN, III JUSTICE 1 Appellant asserts we have mandamus jurisdiction over the orders, and we have construed an emergency motion filed in this appeal after we questioned our jurisdiction as a petition for writ of mandamus. The petition has been assigned appellate cause number 05-22-00077-CV. –2– Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas JUDGMENT IN THE INTEREST OF A.G. AND V.G., CHILDREN On Appeal from the 469th Judicial District Court, Collin County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 469-525942016. Opinion delivered by Justice Pedersen, III, Justices Schenck and Molberg participating. No. 05-21-01047-CV In accordance with this Court’s opinion of this date, we DISMISS the appeal. Judgment entered this day of March 1, 2022. –3–

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